Innersole for boots and shoes



J. PIETZUCH.

INNERSOLE FOR Boos AND SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 30, i921.

Patented Aug. 29, 1922.A

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I. PIETZUCH.

- INNERSOLE FORBOOTS A'ND SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC30, 1921.

Patented Aug. 29, 1922.

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umlllllll siren STATES PATEN OFFIC JOSEPH PIETZUCH, 01E' CINCINNATI,OHIG.

INNERSOLE FOR BOOTS AND SHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ang. 29, 1922.

Application filed necember so, 1921. serali No. 525,973.

sole for Boots and Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a new inner sole Vfor shoes andboots for men, women and children. which. shall be cheap to manufacture,simple in construction and highly efficient in use, and which possessesgreat utility and commercial value as will be hereinafter set forth.

The essential feature of my invention consists in splitting or spreadingthe inner sole from hack center of the heel to back center of the balltread, the split or slit of the sole extending to within approximatelyone half inch of the outside borflff;v o." lthe said inner sole; theslit following the. inner or inside border of said inner sole, fromcenter of heel to' ball as above mentioned. In this way, I create apocket arranged at the instep of the human foot, which will notinterfere with the tread or foot action. and may house a pad that willhe of great benefit in easing foot troubles of various kinds.

The inner sole thus splitor slit as shown and described is built intothe shoe or boot the saine as the custom now in vogue, except that theuppe flap formed by the slit is allowed to be lose and is not sewed intothe shoe, thus it forms a piocket. Into this pocket any kind of forms orprops, wedges,

buttons, cushions or similar filler elements,

may be placed by the wearer, by simply lifting up said flap of the soleand inserting the same. By this means, the wearer can build up the heelor sole part to a point adapted to correct the foot ailments withoutrisk, and thus himself form a shoe sole which will support his foot asit should be supported. The wearer to ease his foot may insert into thepocket hair, cotton, felt or leather of any suitable amount orthickness, width or length, as the wearer feels is necessary to bringabout relief and comfort to the foot.

My invention dispenses with and eliminates the .use of inner looseappliances or supports or loose supporting devices, and eliminates therisk of using wrong size and shape of suoli loose supports, which oftencause greater injury and discomfort than goed.

By usingr my invention, proper length ad- Justment is always present. asmy inner sole is a permanent feature of each size shoe for man, woman orchild, as fitted to the foot.

Great expense for loose inside appliances ofI various kinds and forms isalso dispensed with by the use of my invention. lt will readily be seen,that by the use of my invention, the shoe at the sole part can beadjusted to fit the foot to correct any ailment resulting from theankle, foot or knee. caused by improper foot support at the sole andheel of the foot.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification:v

Fig. l is an elevation of a shoe, looking at the same from the side,hrokeii away partly, to show my invention in position therein, a llerblock being shown in position,

Fig. 2 is a plan View of a. sole made in accordance with my invention,partly broken away,

Fig. 3 is a side edge view of the sole, disconnected from the shoe,showing the contour of the same when in positioninthe shoe, and showingpart of the inner sole slitted and the fiap formed thereby in a raisedposition,`

Fig. al is a cross-section on the line 4 4 of ig. 2, a filler blockbeing however used,

Fig. 5 is an isometric view of one of the pads or props which can beused in connec tion with my new inner sole.

Fig. 6 is al plan view. of another form of such prop or filler piece,

Fig. 7 is a similar View of another form of filler piece.

ig. 8 is a sectional View on line 8-8 of Fig, 7.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view along line 9 9 of Fig. 6.

ln the drawing l represent a shoe, having an upper l, a heel 2, and asole 3; the par ticular heel used by me is one shown in my lPatent No.1,264,127, dated August 23rd,

1918. This shoe may be of any construction and of any size or contour.

My new inner sole is composed of the heel part 4, the ball and toe part5, and the arch part 6 and is built into the shoe as shown in Fig. l.This inner sole part is'f slitted approximately as shown by the linesdesignated and defined by the character 7, and is slit from the innerside of the sole, and this part of the sole which is slit, generallyextends from approximately the middle line et the heel, as shown, to theball part of the inner sole and in the present instance reaches toWithin about one half inch from the outer edge oi said inner sole, seeparticularly Fig. This part of the inner sole Yforms a pocket whichopens from the inner edge to theline T-7`7g thus forming a recess intowhich may be inserted different kind and forms of props, cushions,filler` blocks or the like, to build up the inner sole so that its builtup contour will properly support the foot as it rests thereon. In Figs.5, (i, 7, 8, and 9, l show some of these props or filler blocks forbuilding up the inner sole as aforesaid. ln Figs. l and 4 I show afiller block as 7 .in position.

1When a particular shoe of this character, having my inner sole theiein,is purchased, said purchaser, if he has certain foot ailments, may liftthe upper flap, where the sole is slit and thus gain access to saidpocket, and into this pocket may insert a suitable torni or kind oiiller block or elevating or raising prop, or cushion until said innersole has assumed a contour needed. to eliminate the ailment, thus givingthe foot ease and comfort.

By the use of this device, it will be plainly seen that foot ailmentsare relieved by a permanent in'imovable lling which can be placed in thepocket formed by the inner sole, and this filling will always remain ina given and standard position. The separate insertable devices or archsupports which are placed on top ot' the ordinary inner soie, do notretain the same position,

but move around, and are of a fixed form as to length and breadth, oftenbeing of an improper torni, whereas in my device the user himself buildsup the support to answer the purposes it is intended to serve.

It 'will be understood that the inner sole may be slitted or split toform a pocket of any desirable contour and that I may use my newinnersole in connection with any style of boot or shoe, and may build thesame up by using any kind of iilling material.

What l claim as new and my invention and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is,

l. in a shoe, a one-piece sole of substantially the'same length as theshoe permanently fixed to and forming part of said shoe, said sole beingsplit in a plane substantially parallel to the upper and lower faces ofsaid sole to form a pocket, said split extending trom one side edgeportion of the sole to a position adjacent to but spaced from theopposite, side edge of the sole in order to form a freely movable flapto permit access to said pocket, and a pad removably arranged in saidpocket.

2. In a shoe as claimed in claim l, said split extending longitudinallyof the sole `from the heel end of the same to the point adjacent to theball portion of the sole, and the entire upper surface ot said solebeing smooth.

In testimony whereof, l aiiix my signature at Cincinnati, Ohio, this22nd day of pecen'iber, i921.

JUSEPH PETZUCH.

